Displaying 3D models using C++

I am currently designing an application in C++. Part of this applica开发者_运维技巧tion would be displaying changing 3D objects.

I have designed several bits of these 3D objects in Blender And also am aware of other programs with which to do this (Maya, etc.) However, I am unsure how to use C++ To display these objects, much less manipulate them in response to changing variables. What programs/approaches/disciplines do I need to learn/use in order to accomplish this task?

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Just about any game engine will do this for you — and much more. There are plenty of open source and commercial options out there. If you're not writing a game, a more general-purpose engine like OGRE may suit. It only provides resource management and a rendering pipeline, and excludes game-specific cruft like AI and Physics.

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I haven't done this myself, but you can export the 3d objects into obj format then load them into a C++ program with OpenGL libraries using http://sourceforge.net/projects/objloader/

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If you are using 3DS Max to build those object, you can check out 3DS loader for openGL. This page might be of some use to you

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Opengl is fairly low level, Another option you might want to look at is using a so called Scenegraph for what is called retained rendering like OpenScenegraph